Electric counter for box-making machines.



H. S. LABOMBARDE. mcrmc couNrEn Foa sox MAKING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED JUNE l0. |918. 1,298,518, Patented Mar. 25, 1919. 4 SHEETS-SHEET l.

H. S. LABOIVIBARDE.

ELECTRIC COUNTER FOR BOX MAKING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, |918.

l ,298', 5 1 8. Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE l0, 191B. 1,298,518.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

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Afro/MEV H. S. LABOMBARDE. ELECTRIC COUNTER FOR BOX MAKING MACHINES.

A APPLICATION FILED JUNE I0, 1918. 1,298,518. Patented Mm. 25,1919.

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HAROLD S. LABOMBARDE, NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

' ',ELEc'rmc COUNTER Fon Box-MAKING MACHINES.

vTo all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HAROLD S. LABOM- BARDE, a citizenof the in the county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Counters for Box-Making Machines, of which the following is a speciication. l

This invention relates to means for counting the product of a box-making machine, and refers particularly to devices adapted to be attached to machines of present make, so as to count the bofXes as they issue from the machine in at folded condition.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved device of the character stated which will perform itsV work accurately regardless' of the size of the blanks e or boxes or the speedwith which they pass.

Another object is to provide an improved enables an attendant lots'of the articles in to pick up assembled for packing, but

predetermined quantities,

also'exhibits the total number of such lots.

With these and other objects in view, my .invention consists in the construction and combination of parts substantially as hereinafter described 'and claimed.

Of the accompanying drawings- Figu res 1 and 2 are opposite side elevations ofthe machine, someunnecessaryparts being omitted from Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 represents a sectional plan on line 3v-3-of"Fig. 1; f'

Fig. 4 represents Figs. 5 and 6 are, respectively, side and edge views of the insulating disk which controls the circuit breaker. Fig. 7 is a detail plan to illustrate the means for operatinga mechanical counter; Fig. 8 is a diagram to illustrate the elec-l tric circuit; j Fig. 9 is a view illustrating a modification. 1 The frame 20 of the mechanism is provided with lugs 21 forming sockets by means of which the frame-can be hung on suitable rods or parts of the box-making machine to' bring the throat hereinafter described t6 proper position;

Specication of Letters Patent.

United States, and

a section on line lbar of the frame is for the p'assageof the boxes Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed J une 10, 1918. Serial No. 239,174

The frame is adapted to be clamped in position by screws 22.

Vertigally mounted in the frameis-a shaft k23 having a ratchet 24, said ratchet omitting a few teeth to form a blank space 25 (Fi Secured to the upper end of the sha is an arm 26, and secured to the lower end' of the shaft is another arm 27 having a pin'28.

An actuating pawl 29 for the ratchet Ais arm 30 having a sleeve bear# carried by an ing 31mounted on the shaft 23. The outer end of the arm 30 is connected by a universal joint with a link 32 connected toa crank or wrist pin a pulley 34. constantly rotated of 'the box-making machine; so as to con- 33 projecting from one side of` Said pulley is adapted to be Y by a`belt,.f1om any part stantly swing thepawl 29.- Adetent pawl' i5-carried by the lowerend of a pin 36 secured'. to the frame.` preventsretrograde movement of the ratchet.

Mounted on theshaft 23l above the lower'- portionof the frame-is asleeve 37 having an off-set upri ht lug 38. arm 39 hereinafter referre Ato as screws 41 pass into a flat side face of the sleeve 37, said slot and screws permitting the kicker arm to be adjusted in the direc'- connected at one end to the'lug' 38 and at' the kicker, isformed with a slot' 40y (Fig. 1) through which 8o.

the otherv end to a collar 43 pinned to the" shaft. Carried by the shaft, between the spring and the kicker, are radial pins 44, 45. Thesemay be provi by a singlev pin passed through ythe. shaft',

but ,are hereinafter referred to as two pinsl to aid in the descrlption o f the operation.

Mounted to slide vertically in the lower a stop pin 46 operated as hereinafter described and adapted to intermittently release and stop rotation of the kicker arm 39.,

The operation of the mechanism as so far described is as follows -The constant rotation of the pulley l34'causes the pawl29, to rotate the -shaft 23 step by step until the space 25 of the ratchet arrives under said' first portion of the rotapawl. During the tion of 'the shaft, the kicker arm is carried two oppositely ded Q v v 1,298,518

around untilstopped by the vertical pin 46, facingv surface of cam 52. The purpose of the coiled spring 42 during this portion of this rock-shaft will be explained. hereinmovement 'tending Vto carry the lug 38 after. against the radial pin 44. During the con-l To prevent'the kicker arm, when released,

tinued rotation'of` the shaft, the said pin 44 from swinging around so rapidly as to pass 70 leaves the'lug 38 and the spring 42 is coiled over the' stop pin 46 before the latter can up tighter or wound up. l B y the time the have returned to its upper, arresting posiopposite radial pin 45 arrives behind the tion, I provide a brake consisting of a leaf .vertical lug 38, as shown in Fig. l, the spring 56 secured to the base of the frame A1o blank space 25 of the ratchet arrives under and norm-ally projecting slightly above the 75 the actuating pawl (see Fig. 3) and no furplane .of rotation of the lower edge of the. ther movement of the shaft' occurs, the kicker arm 39. j kicker arm remaining in contact with the It is desirable that the kicker should be stop pin 46 until -the latter 'has been shifted vertically adjustable so as to compensate for down vlby the mechanism hereinafter dewear of its lower edge where it engages the so' scribed, said mechanism being constructed stoppin 46, and also to render it certain- -t `o 'cause the pin 46 to release the kicker so that it will be accurately controlled by said v that the latter will act to shift to one side stop pin. .A convenient way to effect this one box out of every predetermined number adjustment is tomo'unt the shaft 23 so that 'a 2 0 of boxes 'a that are being folded and' delivit can be Avertically adjusted. As indica-ted a5l ered 'by the box-making machine. Preferin Figs. 1 and 2, the upper end of said shaft ably .every ffti'eth box is displaced as indiextends through an externally .threaded cated at it', Fig. 3, so that'an attendant can bushing 57 having nuts 58 above and below grasp -boxes in bunches ofl 50 as said boxes arthe top bar of the frame whereby said bushrive onthe table belt hereinafter-referred to. ing may be vertically adjusted, the shaft 90 While for some urposes the coiled spring being so connected withwthebushing, as by 42 might exert su cient force to operate the an annular groove, that when the bushing is kicker, I illustrate means for 'increasing l adjusted the shaft also will be adjnsted. As such force, said means consisting of a spring 'shown in Fig. l there is enough space be` 47 connected at one end to the pin 28 of arm tween the underside. of the lower bar ofthe' 95 of the shaft, and .at -theother end to a lframe and the arm 27 to permit of adjust-l screw 48'mo1inted infabracket 49 connected to mentof the shaft sufficient for the purp'ose the frame. .When the radial pin 44 is behind explained.v The width of the ratchet and 4thol-ugg 38 and the kickeris arrested .by the the actuating and detent pawls, and :the

I' 35 ,Stop P111, the sha-ft is in such a position of :width ofthe upper arm-V26 are suiicientto 100 j rotation that the spring 47 is under tension venable the shaft to be vertically adjusted and tending to aid rotation o f the shaft and without passingy beyond a position of co- .kjlcker when the .latter is released. The `operationwith` the other-parts described.

Spring 47, acti as described, also insures vThestoppin 46 is provided with a notch 40 rotation of the' aft 23 far enough to carry'. in the side of' its lower end engaged bythe 105 the 4blank space 25 of the ratchet far enou h short' end of a 1ever. 59 pivotally supported ast the actuating pawl 29 to be -readyfr at 60 (Fig. 4), the long arm bein acted -t 'e next operation; Of course when the-shaft upon by a spring 61 to act to normal y hOld 23 is later being rotated to bringthe kicker .the 4stop p'in elevated, `said long yarm ofthe into position for another operation and the lever extending through a guiding bracket 110 arm 27 is moving 4around tothe other side, 62 and having its end engaging a notch in the gradual rotation ofthe -sh-aft bymeans the side of the lower end of the armature 63 of the actua-ting pawl engaging the ratchet of a solenoid -magnet 64 supported by a v will stretch said spring 47. 'bracket 65 secured to the base of the frame. The upper arm 26 of the shaft, when said Mounted on the lower bar of the frame 115 shaft automatically rotates to normal posi is a block 66 which I refer to as the counter tion immediately after operation of the block. It isadjustable lengthwise of s aid kicker', engages an .arm 50 `(Fig. 7 ofa lower bar by means of screws passing counting mechanism 5l of any well known' through-a longitudinal slot 67 in said frame I 5 5 -form such `as a Veederf counter sogthat, bar. This adjustment is provided OI' Valy- 120 when the parts are adjusted to cause the ing lengths of cartons or boxes being'count- .kicker to operate to displace every iiftieth ed although -I lin'd in practice that adjustboxf,-thepounter 51 will indicate each group ment is seldom necessary as the construction is such as to effect counting by the forward of ftv boxes.

'j (i0 Securedto the shaft 23 between the kicker end or edgevofeach box -or carton regardless 1.25

and the lower bar of the frame, is a 'cam colof its length.

-la'r 52' adapted to engage an arm 53 (Fig. 2) Secured to one side ofthe block 66 ist-he .of a rock-shaft 54 to which a'spring 55 isv `throat or'. chute 68 through which side porconnected to cause the arm-53 to bea-il' contions of'cartons or boxes pass as they are r stantly yiel'dingly against the downwardly carriedbythe customary upperA and lower 130 lw. posiazmisaown in rig. 1, by a Spring 75. (and see Fig. s).

belts onejof which is shown at 69 in Figi?, on end of which is inclined over the arm 87 of thelr way to thetable belt 70. To provide the lever iyoke, said arm 94.having its upper for varymg th1ckness of cartons or boxes, end covered with insulating-material 95 so said chute is Yvertically adjustable 'as by that no clrcuit will be established when actumeans,l ofv screws 71 passin through veration of the rock-shaft as hereinafter de- 70 tically slotted lugs 72 of sai chute, into the scribed causessaid arm 94 tocontact with A:block 66.. This isv to secure roper aetuathe arm 87 to actuate the circuit lever to tion, by the rapidly passing oxes or carbreak circuit as hereinafter described. tons, of the counting lever 73 the lower end Referring chiefly to Fig.' 3 the bracket 65 or linger 106 of which is adapted to extend has two' binding posts 96, 97, the block '66 7: across exit of the chute so that each has a binding post 98 and the top bar of the passing e'iton will lift the lever. Said'lever 'frame 20 has a binding post 99 (Fig. 2 1s pivotallfy mounted'on a shaft 74 mounted The block 60 and the bracket 65 are groun s in the block 66, and is normally heldfin the ed as through the frame of the mechanism 80 The tw limits of throw of said lever are When the disk 81'has been rotated fifty provide; for by adjustable stop screws, one, steps so as to ermit the lug 90 of lever 84 6, being supported by the vblock 66 and .to drop into t e recess 83, the lever drops the other; 77, being carried bythe rear end' 'and causes point 88 to contact with pin 89. `0f the lever. Then the circuit is completed through block 85 C-arriedby the shaft 74 Ais 'a ratchet 78 66 (from pin 89),y he ground, bracket 65,- which, when each ftieth box is to be kicked vwinding of magnet 64 connected to said out or laterally .displaced will have fifty bracket, wire 100, post 96, wire 101 to any teeth. Saidratchet is actuated by a pawl suitable battery 102, wire 103, binding post 2 5 79 carried by the lever, a detent pawl being 97, wire 104, binding post 99, and wire 105 to 90 shown at 80.Y thebinding post 98 of block 66. This com The shaft 74 extends throu h the block 66 pletion of the circuit causes the armature of and atthe other side of said lock carries a' the magnet to actuate lever 59 to lower stop i I- disk 81 of insulating material said disfk havpin 46, thereby releasin the kicker 'and '30 ing as i'ral groove 1n its periphery (Eig. 6), causing one of the folded oxes a which are 95 'one en l"of said grooveterml-natin ata rebeing carried along by the usualv delivery l. vcess SBin-fthe--periphery of. the isk; said belts of-the folding machine (the uppercne recess'being formed abruptly at one sieand of such belts'1 being1 indicated at 69m Figi inclined atthe other side (seeFig. 5 in con- 3.) -to be laterally isplaced. Said one box f nection'with Figs'. V2 and 3). 'A leverl 84, to will remain' in such displaced position, as 100 plak@ a 1 {d l jreak an electric circuit hereindicated at when deposited on the table lnafter described, has'a universally jointed belt a portion of which is indicated at -70.

n -and' insulated support connection with the The action' of the kicker is so instantaneous block (Eig, 2)., This joint and supportas to render itpractically impossible for l 40 'com rises" a pm 85 supported by but insumore than one box at a time to be displaced, 10c

. late froni'the block 66, a small block 86 pivthereb rendering the device far more pracot'ally mounted on the pin 85, .the lever 84 tical At an those which dislodge or displace having a .ybke pivoted. to the upper and two or three boxes at' a time, because the exlower sides of said block 86. One farmy of act number (such as can be readily 45 the yoke is elongated at 87.- The lever 84 gras ed and removed from the table belt 110 has a plantinum contact point 88 adapted to by t e packing attendant.

coperate as hereinafter described with an- The release of the kicker also releases other platinum contact carried by a pin 89 -shaft 23 which, under the influencebf the 1 proJectingfrom the block 66. The lever84 impetus of the kicker caused by spring 42,

150 ""-has a'lug90 which bears on the periphery of land also spring 47, rotatesl far enough to not .116

the cam disk 81, under the influence of a only carry the blank space 25 of the ratchet gpl-ing 9 1"connected at one end to the cir-v beyond actuating pawl 29 so, that the shaft cuitlever 84 andat the other end to a pin will be then completely rotated by said pawl,

92 whichV is either of insulating material or but also causes the cam 52 of said shaft to act is insulated as to its support bythe block 66. on arm 53 of rock shaft v54 to actuate the' lat- 120 The end of the long arm of the circuit ter so that its other arm 94 will bring its inlever- 84 extends intol a yoke-shaped block sul'ated upperend 95 against and onto the 93 (Fig. 3l of insulating material or insuarm'87 of the circuit lever 84, depressing lated as to its support by the block 66. This said arm andalso acting somewhat laterally .is to forma guide forthe circuit lever which against it, to raise' the other end of said lever 125 guide however will permit the lever to have and separate contact' 88 from contact 89. some .lateral movement as well as vertical This instantly breaks the circuit and renders moye'ment; for the purpose hereinafter dethe magnet inactive, and the spring 61 acts scribed. on lever 59 to raise the stop 'pin 46 in time The rock-shaft 54 has an arm 94 the upper to prevent a' second operationvof 'the kicker '130 Y lever to be carried to-position so that Vwhen i the return of rock shaft 54to normal jat one side of recess83.

position causes its -arm 94 to releasesaid lever, the said lu 90 will rideon thevhigh part of the spira groove 82 in insulating disk 81,

ingicontact at 88, 89 can then again be made untll the disk 81 has made another rotation,

. caused by the actuation of the counting` lever 73 by the successively passing boxes. l While-the counting lever or finger might be made of asingle piece, I prefer to make 1t as shown in Figs. 1 and'3, in whichn the levervproper, 73, has a spring finger 106 secured to an off-set portion thereof by screws 107. And the lower .wall ofthe chute or box-guide 68 is formed with a iinger 108 lto so su port the passingboxas .to render it certain that the box can not so yield downas vto vfail to operate 'the counting ar enough to rotate the ratchet 78 one' wardl lever tooth.

-' In practice, aA suitable casing lis provided for the block 66 and the parts carried thereby to exclude dust from such parts as-'the ratchet 7 8v and camgrooved disk 81 the '.operation of which mlght be interfered with by the dust. I have not illustrated such casing because it would obstruct the showing of the operative parts:

To avoid any possibility of overthrow lof ratchet 78 and cam disk 81, I may em loy a brake such as a leaf-spring 109 (Fig. .5) mounted Ito vbeareagainst said disk. A

I do not limitmyself to the employment of a kickrr of the kind hereinbefore described, as the displacer of the boxes at predetermined intervals.- For instance, refer- 'ring to Fig. 9 in which the box-carrying belts 69 are shown in section, I may employ a suitably mounted pad 130 with which another pad padl31 being carried bya lever l132 pivotally supported at 133 and having an arma- .ture 134:, operated by a magnet 135 which' 1s in a'circuit such as the magnet 64 hereinbefore described. With'thisstructure, the

same completion of a circuit as already described, causes the pad 131 to momentarily pinch the edge of a passing box a' between it and pad .130 and then release it. The. ads

are preferably of friction material suc as rubber.v As the" carrier Abelts 69 travel con- A tinuously, the momentary arresting .of a side or edge portion of a folded box by the pinch- N o clrcuit-complet- 131 is adapted to cooperate, said release pre-determ1ned number of. boxes.

Aing action described, causes the box to be turned askew. l

Having now described my'invention what I claim is: Y l

1. A counting device for attachment to a box making machine, 'comprising normally ineffective means for displacing boxes 4out of their normal path of travel, electrically controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of said displacing means, a movable finger normally extending entirely across said path 'of travel, and means controlled by said finger for effecting electrically controlled .mechanism when a pre-determined number of the boxes have passed. -2 f 2. A counter of the character described,

'comprising a ,guide for the successive pas-- sage of separated articles,.a ratchet, means `controlled'by t l he passage of each article for actuating the ratchet, said means-including a Imovable. linger normally extending en-` electrically-con--- trolled meansfor displacing articles out oftirely across said guide,- their normal path lof travel, a makeand break device in the circuit of said electrically-controlled means, andmeans controlled. by 'the ratchet for operating said make and break device.l

3. A counter of .the character` described,-

coinprising a guide for-the successive sage of separated boxes, a movable inger normally `efxtendingentirelyV -across said`j l guide inposition to be.. actuated by eachpassing box, a ratchet operated bysaid linger, electrically controlled ymechanism for the operation of said mtermittently displacing boxes out of their normal path of travel, and means operated by, said ratchet controllingthe circuit of said electric mechanism.

In a counter of the character described,

blank space, an actuating-pawl engaging the ratchet, means for continuouslyoperat-- mg said pawl, a s ring tending to rotate said shaft, a box icker carried by said va shaft having a ratchet provided-with: a

shaft, a stop positioned to arrest the kicker and shaftwhen said pawlv is'on the blank space of the ratchet, and-meanscontrolledl by the' assage of boxes to effect the release of the ticker and shaft of-.a pre-determined number of boxes.

'5. n a counter of the character described,

a shaft having' a ratchet lprovided with a blank space, a pulleyhaving a crank pin,-

an arm mounted on the shaft and having an 11.5' afterthe passage4 actuating pawl engaging the ratchet, a linkconnecting said crank pin and arm,` a spring tending' to rotate said shaft, a box kicker carried by said =shaft,a stop positioned to;

pawlis Aon the1 'i andl means cony the "passage of boxes to eliect the of the kicker after the passage of a j s -rv .iso-y arrest the kicker when said blank s ace of the ratchet, trolled as 'I pasf 'moana shaft until the kicker is arrested by said to shift said. stop to release the stop, means for adjusting.

Aa'. stop for said the vertical relationship lof the kicker and stop, and means -controlled by the passage of boxes to shift said stop to release the kicker after the passage of a pre-determined number of boxes. 8. In a counter of the character'described, a shaft having a kicker looselyT mounted thereon and connected thereto by a spring,

kicker, means for automatically rotating thg shaft until the kicker-is arrested by said stop, and means controlled by the passage of boxes to shift said stophto release the kicker afterl the passage of a predetermined number of boxes.-

9. In a counter of the character described, a shaft having a kicker loosely mounted thereon and connected thereto by a spring, said kicker having a ing a pair of radial pins adapted to alternately coact with said lug, a stop forA the kicker, means for automatically rotating the shaft until the kicker is arrested by said stop, and means controlled by the passa e of boxes 'cker and shaft after the passage of a pre-determined i number of boxes.

the magnet to shi 10. In a counter of the character described, a movable stop, an electromagnet for controlling said stop, a kicker normally held in inoperative position by said stop, and means controlled' bythe assage of boxes to cause thel stop to release 'the kicker and laterally displace one box after the passage of a pre-determmed number of boxes.

11. In a counter of the character described, a shaft having a ratchet provided with a blank space, an actuating pawl engaging the ratchet, a kicker vcarried by said shaft,.a

stop to arrest the kicker when the pawl rides on the blank space lof said ratchet, a spring connected with the shaft to partially rotate it to carry said blank space beyond -the actuating pawl when the stop releases the y kicker, and means controlled bythe passage ineffective means for of boxes -to shift said stop to release the kicker after the passage of a pre-determined number of boxes. v

12. A counting device for attachment to a box making machine, comprising normally displacing boxes out of travel, electrically of their normal path controlled mechanism for effecting the operalug and the shaft havf 4controlled by the tion of said dis lacing means, means `in finger normally extendfor controlling said stop, a kicker normally held in linoperative pos1tion by said stop,

means controlled by the passage of boxes tol cause the magnet to shift the stop to release the kicker after the passa e of a re-determined number of boxes, and means or counting the number of operations of the kicker.

14. In a counter of the character described a shaft having a ratchet provided with a blank space an actuating pawl en aging the ratchet, a kicker carried by. sai shaft, .a stop to arrest the kicker when the pawl rides onlthe blank space of said ratchet, a spring connected with the shaft to partially rotate it to carry said blank space beyond the actuat- 1ng pawl when the stop releasesl the kicker, means controlled by the passage of boxes to a'ssage of a pre-determined number yof oxes, an arm carried by said shaft, and a counter adapted to be actuated step by step by said arm.

15. In a counter of the character described a shaft having a kicker, a stop for said kicker, a cam carried by said shaft, an electroma et forl controlling said stop, means contro led by the the magnet to shi the stop to release the shift said stop to release the kicker after'- the assage of boxes to cause kicker after the passage ofa pre-determinedA number of boxes, and means actuated by said cam to break the circuit of the electromagnet when the kickeris released. l

16. In a counter of the character described, a shaft having a kicker, a stop for lsaid kicker, a cam carried by said shaft, anelectromagnet for controlling said stop, means assage of boxes to cause the magnet to shiit the stop to release the kicker after the passage of a pre-determined number of boxes, a rock shaft having two arms one of which is engaged and actuated by said cam, and a circuit breaker adapted to be actuated b shaft when the 'cker is released. I

17. In a counter of the character described, a shaft having a kicker, a stop for said kicker, means for automatically rotating the shaft until the kicker is arrested by said stop, a sprin connectedtosaid shaft to partially rotate 1t toward said stop, a brake for said kicker, and means controlled by the passage of boxes to shift said stop to release the kicker and shaft after the passage of a predetermined number of boxes.

18. In a counter of the character described,

the other arm of the rock i a shaft having a kicker, a stop for said kicker, means for automatically rotating the shaft until the kicker is arrested by said stop, means for adjusting the kicker to alter its plane of rotation relatively to said stop, and means controlled by the passage of boxes to shift said stop to release the kicker and shaft after the passage of a pre-determined number of boxes.

19. 1 In a counter of the character described, a frame, a shaft mounted in said frame and having a kicker, a stop for said kicker, an electromagnet for controlling said stop, means controlled by said shaft for breaking the circuit of the magnet, a block mounted in the frame and adjustable relatively to the shaft, and means including a circuit breaker carried by said adjustable block to cause the magnet to shift the stop when a pre-determined number of boxes have passed.

20. In a counter of the lcharacter described, a chute for the passage of boxes, a movable nger normally extending entirely across said chute in position to be actuated by each passing box, normally ineffective means for displacing boxes out of their normal path of travel, electrically controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of said displacing means, and mean-s for effecting the operation of said electrically controlled mechanism when said linger has been actuated a pre-determined number of times.

2 1. In a'counter of the character described, a chute for the passage of boxes, a

linger in position to be actuated by each of `said electrically controlledl mechanism- 1 controlling assmg box, normally ineffective means for isplacing boxes out of their normal path of travel, electrically controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of said displacir'ig means, and means for effecting the operation of said electrically controlled mechl anism when said 'lin er has been actuated al pre-determined num er of times, said lastmentioned means including a ratchet, a lever carrying said finger and having a pawl to actuate the ratchet, a circuitl controlling member, and means whereby the circuit member is actuated once for each rotatlon of the ratchet. v

22. In`v a counter of the character described, a vertically adjustable chute for the passageof boxesz a movable nger normally extending entlrely across said chute in position to. .actuated by each passing box, normally ineffective means Afor displacing boxes out of their normal 'path of travel, electrically controlled mechanlsm for effecting vthe-operation of .said displacing means, and means for effecting the operation when said finger hasbeen actuated determined number of times. i

23.- In a counter of the character def a prescribed, a chute for the passage of boxes,

tending entirely .a recess and a spiral rupted while said 'with a recess and a masacre a lever provided with a finger normally exi across the path of boxes moving through ing a pawl, a shaft having a ratchet engaged by said pawl, normally ineii'ective the chute, said lever hav- Y means for displacing boxes out of their no-rmal path when leaving cally controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of said displacing f means, and means controlled by the rotary position of .the chute, electri-- said shaft for effecting the operation of said electrically controlled mechanism.

In a counter of the character described, a shaft having a disk -provided with a recess, means for rotatin the shaft step-by-step by the passage of boxes, no-rmally ineffective means for displacing boxes out of their normal path of travel, electrically controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of said displacing means, a lever bearing on said disk, and means whereby the electric circuit is closed when the recess in said disk arrives opposite said lever.

25. In a counter of the character described, a shaft'having a disk provided with groove in its periphery, means for rotating the shaft step-by-step by the passage of boxes, normally ineffective means for displacing boxes out of their normal path of travel, electrically controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of said displacing means, a lever having a rojection bearlng on the periphery of saidp disk, means for closing'the electric circuit when said projection is in the recess of the' disk, and means whereby said circuit is interrupted while said projection is in the groove of the disk.

In a counter of the character described, a shaft having' a disk provided with a recess and a spiral groove in its periphery, means for rotating the shaft stepby-step by the passage of boxes, normally ineffective means for displacing boxes out of their normal path of travel, electrically controlled mechanism for effecting the operation of said displacing means, a universally mounted lever having a projection bearing on the periphery of said disk, means for closing the electric circuit when said projection is in the rece of the disk, and means whereby said circuit is interprojection is inthe groove of the disk.

27. In acounter of the character described, a shaft having a disk provided spiral groove in its perlphery, means for rotating'the shaft stepby-step by thepassage of boxes, normally ineiective means controlled mechanism for ei'ecting `ther operation of said displacing means, 'a universallymounted lever having'a projection bearfor displacing boxes outA of their normal path oftravel, electrically l l l Legame ing on the periphery of said disk, means for closing the electric circuit when said projection is in the recess of the disk, means whereby said circuit is interrupted while said projection is in the groove of the disk, and means controlled by the box displacing means,v for actuating said lever to shift its projection from the recess of the disk to the peripheral groove thereof.

28. A counting attachment for box-making machines, comprising a guide for the successive passage of boxes, a ratchet, means controlled by the passage of each box for actuating the ratchet, an electric circuit, means operated b said ratchet for controlling said circuit, a magnet in said circuit, a lever having an armature at one end and a pad at the other end, and a xed pad, the two pads being in position to grasp a portion of a passing boX When the circuit 20 of the magnet is closed.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

HAROLD S. LABOMBARDE. 

